I've rolled my eyes in the past when radio stations start playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving, but this year I like it.
Maybe because we've already had snow? (It melted.)
Or because I'm in an unusually acquisitive, present-seeking mood?
I revised my plan to only work with animals that come to me, organically (like, in the alley)--you just don't find wonderful old ones lying around. I've never ordered anything off eBay before, but in the past week I've spent almost $100 for a dozen or so old stuffed animals to repair and reinvent.
The first shipment arrived last night--you can see why I might be in a Christmas-y mood:
I immediately put them on the back porch in the below-freezing temps--I read this kills dust mites, and I've been sneezing more, lately... I also need to buy a dust mask to use when I'm de-stuffing toys.
I like repairing animals for others, and but since these ones don't belong to anyone (except to me, now), I feel free to change them up.
Not sure exactly what I'll do---maybe just a little visible mending on their worn spots; I'd like to somehow highlight the handwork in the hand-sewn ones.
But I also might change them up, incorporate other textiles, scraps of old hand-sewn work, trinkets, or embroider them myself...
And then give them away or sell them. I don't intend to keep most of them. (Famous last words?)
Meanwhile, I do find amazing non-fabric things at Goodwill.
Look at these hand-painted mice on this ceramic plate with a handle, from Bavaria. ($2.25, with my 25% senior discount.)
I especially like the one that is looking up with some indignation at the handle:
Who's disturbing our gymnastics?
A little googling and I found that plates with handles like this are lemon servers, for slices of lemon at tea time.
The mice seemed weird to me, but I found a couple others like it.
Mostly, however, Bavarian ceramics are all about fruits or pheasants.
Maybe because we've already had snow? (It melted.)
Or because I'm in an unusually acquisitive, present-seeking mood?
I revised my plan to only work with animals that come to me, organically (like, in the alley)--you just don't find wonderful old ones lying around. I've never ordered anything off eBay before, but in the past week I've spent almost $100 for a dozen or so old stuffed animals to repair and reinvent.
The first shipment arrived last night--you can see why I might be in a Christmas-y mood:
I immediately put them on the back porch in the below-freezing temps--I read this kills dust mites, and I've been sneezing more, lately... I also need to buy a dust mask to use when I'm de-stuffing toys.
I like repairing animals for others, and but since these ones don't belong to anyone (except to me, now), I feel free to change them up.
Not sure exactly what I'll do---maybe just a little visible mending on their worn spots; I'd like to somehow highlight the handwork in the hand-sewn ones.
But I also might change them up, incorporate other textiles, scraps of old hand-sewn work, trinkets, or embroider them myself...
And then give them away or sell them. I don't intend to keep most of them. (Famous last words?)
Meanwhile, I do find amazing non-fabric things at Goodwill.
Look at these hand-painted mice on this ceramic plate with a handle, from Bavaria. ($2.25, with my 25% senior discount.)
I especially like the one that is looking up with some indignation at the handle:
Who's disturbing our gymnastics?
A little googling and I found that plates with handles like this are lemon servers, for slices of lemon at tea time.
The mice seemed weird to me, but I found a couple others like it.
Mostly, however, Bavarian ceramics are all about fruits or pheasants.
5 comments:
Love the handle on that plate...now there is inspiration for some ceramic fun!!
OOh so envious
Omg those meeces! Love!
Heh, heh... it's mine, all mine. [evil little grin]
And such fat little mice...they look like they ate all the cheese—at least they would if that was a cheese plate.
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